What is the Oxford comma and why do people care so much about it?
The Oxford (or serial) comma is the final comma in a list of things. For example: Please bring me a pencil, eraser, and notebook. The...
Bated breath
Q: From Steve Gearhart: Where does the term baited breath come from, as in: ‘I am waiting with baited breath for your answer’? A: The...
Bl*p! Is it time to grow up and leave the asterisk behind?
I'm not suggesting the humble asterisk be consigned to the bin entirely but this post concerns expletives: we all know what those...
Unquote: The Benefits of Excising Quotation Marks
Quotation marks can be insidious little creatures. They have immense, unacknowledged power. They can turn a good idea into a “good idea.”...
&'-:()@# - Signs and symbols: the names of punctuation marks
Chances are that you use them every day – from ‘ to # and ? to . – but where did common punctuation marks get their names? Ampersand The...
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